KS1 Teaching Assistant

St Michael’s Easthampstead CE VA Primary School is a friendly school with a strong caring Christian ethos where all staff are committed to ensuring every child achieves to the best of their ability.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Teaching Assistant to start work in our lovely school as soon as possible.

What we are looking for:

  • Strong behaviour management with a flexible approach
  • Enthusiastic, creative and a passionate nature
  • Bright, positive, and dedicated personality
  • Willingness to work as part of a team

    • The right candidate will:

  • Deliver high quality support and interventions for both groups and individuals
  • Develop positive relationships with students, parents and staff
  • Have an ability to work using their own initiative
  • Have a high level of communication skills and the ability to relate positively to children and adults
  • Adapt to changing situations and learn new skills
  • Be resilient and have good behaviour management
  • Be a team player and work closely with other staff members within the school
  • Have knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures

    • We can offer:

  • A highly motivated, supportive team with which to work
  • Friendly, curious and well behaved children
  • A community dedicated to learning and willing to try new things.

    • This is a permanent role for which we will consider both full time and part time hours. In addition to your TA responsibilities you will also be required to provide lunch cover each day. You will have a 15 minute break in the morning and a 20 minute break for lunch.

    Please complete the online application form on the Bracknell Forest website. Only applications received via Bracknell Forest will be considered. No agencies please.

    Applications will be considered as they arrive with interviews to take place in September. The school reserves the right to close this advert once sufficient applications have been received.

    Safeguarding

    Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/young people and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices share this commitment. This position requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check because it involves contact with (or access to data concerning) children/young people/adults at risk.

    Equal Opportunities

    We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to providing equality of opportunity to all. Our aim is to treat all employees and prospective employees with integrity, respect and consideration. We aim to ensure that individuals are recruited, selected, trained and promoted on the basis of ability, job requirements, skills, aptitudes and other objective criteria. In this respect we will ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, marital status or disability, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which are not covered by legislation or existing codes of practice.

    Disability

    We are a Disability Symbol User and as such have made a commitment to guarantee an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria of the person specification. To help us with our commitment to this guarantee, please indicate if you have a disability on your application form.

    Pre-employment medical check

    You may be asked about your physical ability to perform the job during interview. As a condition of the Offer of Employment, the successful applicant will be asked to complete an Occupational Health questionnaire from which our Occupational Health Advisor will assess your medical suitability to do the job. You may be required to attend a medical examination.

    References

    On your application form you will be asked to provide the names and addresses of two people who will provide a reference. At least one must be from your current employer, completed by a suitable person with appropriate authority. If you have previously worked with children at least one must be from this employer. References will not be accepted from relatives or people writing solely in the capacity of friends. We take up references for all shortlisted candidates and wherever possible we like to apply for these prior to interview.